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21 March 1974 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 March 1974 was a Thursday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “My Coo Ca Choo” by Alvin Stardust was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.
- Top Film of 1974
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1974 was The Towering Inferno.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 21 March is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 March 1974 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 March 1974 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 21 March
- 1965 Ranger program: NASA launches Ranger 9, the last in a series of uncrewed lunar space probes.
- 1968 Battle of Karameh in Jordan between the Israel Defense Forces and the combined forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces and PLO.
- 1970 The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco.
- 1970 San Diego Comic-Con, the largest pop and culture festival in the world, hosts its inaugural event.
- 1980 Cold War: American President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet–Afghan War.
Famous people born on 21 March
- Gary Oldman, English actor, filmmaker, musician, and author (born 1958)
- Rosie O'Donnell, American actress, producer, and talk show host (born 1962)
- Ronaldinho, Brazilian footballer (born 1980)
- Matthew Broderick, American actor (born 1962)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1974 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1974 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 24 January – Cyclone Wanda makes landfall near Double Island Point. Large parts of South East Queensland, particularly Brisbane, and northern New South Wales are flooded.
- 26 February – Mungo Man, a human skeleton estimated to be 40,000 years old, uncovered at Lake Mungo
- 25 March – The Liberal Party led by Charles Court wins the 1974 Western Australian state election.
Life in Australia in 1974
Prime Minister
Gough Whitlam
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.09
Loaf of Bread
$0.31
Average House
$22,000
Weekly Wage
$110.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Heath Ledger4 April 1979ActorView their day →Patrick Brammall30 March 1976ActorView their day →Rose Byrne24 July 1979ActressView their day →Isla Fisher3 February 1976Actress & authorView their day →Sam Worthington2 August 1976ActorView their day →Toni Collette1 November 1972Actress & musicianView their day →Joel Edgerton23 June 1974ActorView their day →Natalie Imbruglia4 February 1975Singer & actressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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